Sound production plays an important part in the film making process. George Lucas, founder of Lucasfilm and produced the Star Wars series. His take on the importance of sound is that "The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie" (IMDB, 1990).
Swing Dancing
This was the first time that this student had used AVID, on their own confidently. The student faced several problems through this edit and these are described below.
- There were issues with the computer that the editor was using. The computer would not allow for changing the values of the sound levels through changing the number of the levels, the student then used the recorded fader so hand adjusted the sound levels.
- The interface of the software still confused the editor and there were issues with inputting footage into the timeline without it un-synching the rest of the footage.
- The continuity within the dance sequence is near perfect and works well in a sequence. The shot of the hat being flipped though doesn't link with the following footage. For this piece to be improved this shot would be taken out.
This film was edited on AVID Media Composer 6.0.
AVID
This was the first time that the student had encountered AVID and the primary focus for this task was for the editor to familiarise themselves with the programme so the footage produced makes no sense but was just a test document for this particular student. The skills learnt were how to change the speed of a clip, unlinking footage, using the different layers within the timeline.
Dr Strangelove
Director - Stanley Kubrick
Director of Photography - Gilbert Taylor
Film Editor - Anthony Harvey
The Story
The film depicted the cold war between America and Russia. Focussing particularly on the aspect of nuclear war and the affect of this, they do this through a quadrant of the military. It explores the plot line of what would happen if nuclear bombs were accidentally triggered. This premise was both thought provoking but Kubrick also added humour to the film. The mix of comedy and the serious plot line added an extra depth which made the film more inviting and aesthetic.
The Editing
There were several editing techniques which really caught my eye throughout. One of the most obvious was the use of non-diagetic sound in the planes. Using the hymn "Animals went in two by two" whenever the audience was watching a scene in the nuclear planes. This added to the film as it gave a humour as this is a children's nursery rhyme and a hymn so is it to represent the innocence before they are about to kill people. The use of this biblical rhyme also suggests that it is referring to god and christianity and was powerful and this aided the plot line as it adds the fear element and the contrast.
Director of Photography - Gilbert Taylor
Film Editor - Anthony Harvey
The Story
The film depicted the cold war between America and Russia. Focussing particularly on the aspect of nuclear war and the affect of this, they do this through a quadrant of the military. It explores the plot line of what would happen if nuclear bombs were accidentally triggered. This premise was both thought provoking but Kubrick also added humour to the film. The mix of comedy and the serious plot line added an extra depth which made the film more inviting and aesthetic.
The Editing
There were several editing techniques which really caught my eye throughout. One of the most obvious was the use of non-diagetic sound in the planes. Using the hymn "Animals went in two by two" whenever the audience was watching a scene in the nuclear planes. This added to the film as it gave a humour as this is a children's nursery rhyme and a hymn so is it to represent the innocence before they are about to kill people. The use of this biblical rhyme also suggests that it is referring to god and christianity and was powerful and this aided the plot line as it adds the fear element and the contrast.
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